The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-09-07
NatrimonialIy Mismated.

Applications to our circuit court in chan
cdry asking. for various reasons, for the
unloosing of the matrimonial tie, continue to
be made with a startling degree of frequency.
The following are the latest
Frances l.. Prince of South Haven by
Cook a Thomas. her solicitors asks divorce
from her husband, Walter Prince, who does
not seem TO be the kind of prince that
Frances most admires. She alleges a con-
spiracy between her husband and his mother
to make her life miserable, which conspiracy
she says has been a complete success. 1t
appears to be an aggravated case of too much
mother-in-law.
Esther NJ. Weaver of Lawrence, invokes
the aid of the court through A. L. Moulton,
her solicitor, to secure release from her hus-
band Houston Weaver, alleging az a ground
therefor that she has had to support not only
herself but her husband and children for a
period o. ten years last past, although her
SAID husband is an ablebodied, healthy man.
She states case of aggravated laZiness and
general good-for- nothingness on the part of
shiftless husband.
Reuben T.. Eastman of Lawrence. alleges
that his wife, Emily L., without Just cause
or provocation, deserted and abandoned his
bed and board on or about April 1st, 1856
a sort of an April fool for Reuben-and that
she has persstently remained away from his
home and, by reason of such desertion, he
invokes the aid of the court to free him from
his unpleasant predicament of being a hus-
band without a wife. 4. l.. Mouton is his
solicitor.
Della J.. Hamin of Decatur, by J. c..
Parkhurst, her solicitor. prays to be released
from her marriage VOWS for the following
reasons: She states that she married one
John Hamlin in July 1885 and lived with
him little more than year that he treat
ed her with extreme cruelty by carrying on
continuous clandestine correspondence with
another fair one and actually carried her
counterfeit presentment in his pocket that
the said John, as she Is informed and be-
heves, has violated the eth commandment
and that he has neglected to properly pro-
vide for a suitable maintenance for her.
One might almost be led to think from read
ing the bill of complaint, that the fair Della
was the least bit jealous of her husband
may be not, though
Almus Kennedy of Bangor, is another hus-
band without wife. Messrs. Cook d Thorn
as, speaking in his behalf, give the court to
understand and be informed that Minerva,
Almus' wife, ran away from and wickedly
deserted her husband more than two years
ago and ask the court to let Almus 90 free.
Solicitor l.. G. Fyfe, on behalf of Henry
O. Hatch of Hartford, also states to the
court that Henry's wife, Rosalie, not properly
approaching the happiness and peace that
clustered around her domestic hearthstone
deserted her liege lord and master on the 9th
day of July, 1885. and yet continues such de-
sertion. If such statement Is true Henry
will have little trouble TO Hatch" up legal
cause for divorce.
Addie Kelley of Lawton, 10y her solicitor,
l.. A. Tabor, has filed her bill of complaint.
seeking divorce from her husband, Philip
Kelley, on the ground of cruelty. Mr.. Tabor
never fails To state a case when he drafts a
bill of complaint, and he has fully maintained
his reputation in this instance. Among
other things, he alleges that the wicked
Philip has pounded, choked and kicked his
Addie, swore at her and called her vile and
obscene names, thus AddiCe)ng insult to
injury; that he has beaten her over
the head with n revolver and threatened TO
snoot her and compelled her to flee from
home to preserve herself from death or great
bodily harm. The said Philip appears TO
have been afflicted with what may be appro-
priately termed general cussednessH and TO
be bad. ba'ad man.
Susie j.. Stebbins of Lawrence. who also
speaks through Mr.. Tabor, asks TO be di-
vorced from her husband George p. Stebbins,
because of his cruel treatment. She swears
that she has suffered many indignities at his
hands, that during the past four years her
said husband has often applied foul epitheis
20 her, that he has choked her, jammed her
against the wall and otherwise msused her
so that she was compelled to seek the protec-
ton of her neighbors; that he has been in